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Even amid a 4-8 season, on a sloppy day in a hostile stadium against a top defense, Iowa showed why it is Iowa.

That is, a team that will pound you and pound you and pound you until you make a crucial mistake.

"As soon as you start to think, 'Man, I'm crashing every play and I'm not making any tackles, let me try this' ? Nah," Michigan State linebackers coach Mike Tressel said. "You see that as games (against Iowa) progress, guys trying something a little bit different, and then big plays happen." ...